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  NOTE 1:  WORK OUTSIDE (IN YOUR FENCED IN YARD IS FINE) ON THE SIT COMMAND. NOTE 2:  DO AS MANY OF THE OLDER COMMANDS AND EXERCISES AS YOU CAN OUTSIDE THIS WEEK EVEN IF IT IS JUST IN YOUR FENCED IN YARD. Homework Schedule: Calming Exercises (YOU CAN ROTATE THESE ON DIFFERENT DAYS LIKE MONDAY SIT ON THE DOG TUESDAY LONG PLACE) : (CHANGED)   Sit on The Dog   30 + minutes Goal:  To get your dog to lay down on their own steam in five minutes or under.  Week 4 Change:  Try to do this in your fenced in yard as much as you can this week. (CHANGED)  Long Place 30 minutes Goal: To get your dog accustomed to staying on the place as their safe space.  Week 4 Change:  Try to work this outside in the yard as much as you can.  Use the long line outside, so you can catch him if he tries to break for the fence to see what is going on. Obedience Exercises: (NEWISH) Approach by Friendly Stranger 5 + minutes Goal:  To be able to have h...

Equipment: Six foot leash Training collar Familiar but not well known person Your dog should be on their six foot leash and training collar. FIRST WEEK Days 1-2: STEP 1:  Have your dog in heel position, and give them the "sit" command (remember when we say sit, we mean sit until release word is given). STEP 2:  Move three feet to the right of your dog.  You should be parallel to your dog. STEP 3:  Have your helper approach and walk so they are on the opposite side next to your dog and stop next to your dog's head. STEP 4:  Have your helper stand there for 30 seconds and then simply move on.   They are not to talk to, touch, or make eye contact with your dog before or after moving on. STEP 5:  Repeat for six repetitions. Days 3-4 (change in italic):   STEP 1:   Have your dog in heel position, and give them the "sit" command (remember when we say sit, we mean sit until release word is given). STEP 2:...

NOTE 1:  NOTES FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS REMAIN THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR THE COMMAND OR BEHAVIORAL EXERCISE (SIT ON THE DOG, LONG PLACE) THAT YOU MIGHT PRACTICE OUTSIDE. NOTE 2:  WORK ON NOT REPEATING COMMANDS.  REMEMBER THAT IT IS (1) COMMAND (2) WAIT FOR 1 MISSISSIPPI (3) "NO" ABD (4) COLLAR CORRECTION IF NEEDED Homework Schedule: Calming Exercises (YOU CAN ROTATE THESE ON DIFFERENT DAYS LIKE MONDAY SIT ON THE DOG TUESDAY LONG PLACE) : Sit on The Dog   30 + minutes Goal:  To get your dog to lay down on their own steam in five minutes or under. (CHANGED)  Long Place 30 minutes Goal: To get your dog accustomed to staying on the place as their safe space.  Week 3 Change:  Drop the leash inside when you do these. Obedience Exercises: (SAME)  Sits with Interim Correction OR Sits with Just Collar Correction When Needed 10+ minutes.   Goal:  To get three sets of four in a row sits without needing to correct (verbal or collar) in 7 minutes or ...

PROPERTY OF MANNERLY MUTTS DOG TRAINING AND ROBIN RUBIN. WE ONLY ALLOW PAYING CLIENTS TO COPY THIS MATERIAL FOR THEIR USE ALONE. THIS MATERIAL MUST NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER NON-CLIENT PARTIES OF MANNERLY MUTTS WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION. NOTE ON STAYS:   DO NOT RUSH THROUGH THIS EXERCISE.   IF YOU STOP AT ONE SECTION, BUT DO THE BEST WORK POSSIBLE THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT.   IF YOU CAME HERE MORE ADVANCED, BUT HAVE TROUBLE AT ONE LEVEL, THEN BACK DOWN TO THE PREVIOUS LEVEL, AND GET THAT DONE CORRECTLY BEFORE MOVING ON.   CORRECTLY GOING ON MEANS THAT THE DOG CAN PERFORM THE TASK WITHOUT TREAT OR CORRECTION FOUR OUT OF FIVE TIMES. Equipment Needed: 6' Leash (to begin with) Training Collar (martingale, metal chain collar, or prong collar) 15' Leash (after four out of five stays while on the move with distractions can be accomplished at more than a 6' distance WITH distractions present) Explanation and Goal of Exercise:...

Equipment Needed :   6' Leash (week 1, afterwards we will use 15' long line); Training Collar Explanation and Goal of Exercise:   Formal command that requires the dog's immediate response to the command in a straight line that ends very close to the owner/handler/trainer in a sit position (auto sit). Uses for This Exercise:    This is an immediate directive to return to owner.   This can be just to leash up, or the owner/trainer/handler could see danger up ahead.   This exercise done well and to a standard can not only return your dog to you, but avoid some dangerous situations (hole in the ground, barbed wire, away from wild animal that has come into the yard ET). The following are steps for this exercise: STEP 1:   Start off in a heel. STEP 2:   Close up your feet into the auto sit position, when your dog is walking in heel position.   If your dog does not go into auto sit, be sure to give th...

  NOTES FOR WEEK 1 REMAIN THE SAME. Homework Schedule: Calming Exercises: Sit on The Dog   30 + minutes Goal:  To get your dog to lay down on their own steam in five minutes or under. (NEW)  Long Place 5 minutes Goal: To get your dog accustomed to staying on the place as their safe space. Obedience Exercises: (NEW)  Sits with Interim Correction OR Sits with Just Collar Correction When Needed 10+ minutes.   Goal:  To get three sets of four in a row sits without needing to correct (verbal or collar).   ( NEW )  Still Sit Stays 5+ minutes Goal:  To eventually get four in a row sit stays for 1 minute a piece. S end to Place  7 + minutes  Goal:  To ge t your dog to step on themselves for times in a row for 3 sets.   Week 2 remains the same, but you should be able to get these done in about 7 minutes. Circle Place   7 minutes or less   Goal:  To be able to perform 4 circle places in a row fo...